Association of breastfeeding and risk of metabolic syndrome and its components in postmenopausal parous women: Korea national health and nutrition examination survey (2010 ~ 2016)

Table 3 Mean and standard error value of components of metabolic syndrome

Variable	Non-breastfeeding (n = 905)	Breastfeeding (n = 9451)	P-value
No. of Mets components	1.93 ± 0.05	2.24 ± 0.02	< 0.001
WC (cm)	79.69 ± 0.38	82.21 ± 0.14	< 0.001
FBS (mg/dl)	100.60 ± 0.81	101.83 ± 0.31	0.139
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	203.35 ± 1.54	199.55 ± 0.45	0.017
TG (mg/dl)	137.87 ± 4.52	134.00 ± 1.02	0.405
HDL (mg/dl)	52.79 ± 0.46	51.08 ± 0.16	< 0.001
LDL (mg/dl)	122.96 ± 2.61	121.11 ± 0.76	0.495
Systolic BP (mmHg)	122.17 ± 0.75	126.33 ± 0.27	< 0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	76.91 ± 0.44	75.79 ± 0.14	0.014

Values are presented as Mean ± standard error
Abbreviations: Mets Metabolic syndrome, WC Waist circumference, FBS Fasting blood sugar, TG Triglyceride, HDL High-density lipoprotein, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, BP Blood pressure

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